Confucius Quotes
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Everyone calls his son his son, whether he has talents or has not talents.
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Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.
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The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.
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Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.
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When there are duties to perform [true] servants and sons serve their labors.
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The person who is not strong enough gives up at the halfway point - but you are limiting yourself before even starting.
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When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession.
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A knight whose heart is set upon the Way, but who is ashamed of wearing shabby clothes and eating coarse food, is not worth calling into counsel.
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Only the supremely wise and the ignorant do not alter.
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Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?
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Many seek happiness higher than men; others beneath him. But happiness is the same height as man.
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Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity.
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Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
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A father's and a mother's age must be borne in mind; with joy on the one hand, fear on the other.
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A Nation's character is typified by its dancers.
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Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.
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In a hamlet of ten households, there are bound to be those who are my equal in doing their best for others and in being trustworthy in what they say, but they are unlikely to be as eager to learn as I am.
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It is better to play than do nothing.
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To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of what it means to be happy or content.
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Those who understands is not better than those who appreciates, those who appreciates is not better than those who enjoys.
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When you see a good man, think of emulating him; when you see a bad man, examine your own heart.
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He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail.
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The demands that a great man makes are on himself; those of a petty man are upon others.
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When abroad, behaveto everyone as if interviewing an honored guest; in directing the people, act as if you were assisting at a great sacrafice; DO NOT DO TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD NOT LIKE DONE TO YOURSELF: so there will be no murmuring against you in the country, and none in the family; your public life will arouse no ill-will nor your private life any resentment.